Faith & Courage: Praying with Mandela - Interview with the Author
Thabo Makgoba talks about his book Faith & Courage: Praying with Mandela.\n\n\u2018We thank you for the inspiration and strength\nthat you have given to Madiba,\nenabling him, over so many years, to draw out the best in others,\nrousing us always, by word and example,\nto seek the highest good for every child of this nation.\u2019\n\nSo prayed Archbishop Thabo Makgoba with Nelson Mandela in his home in 2009 at the request of Gra\xe7a Machel. This marked the start of a moving relationship between southern Africa\u2019s Anglican leader and Mandela in his last years.\n\nJoin Makgoba in his journey towards faith, from his boyhood in Alex as the son of a ZCC pastor to Bishopscourt and praying with Mandela. He shares his feelings about his pastoral approach to the world icon, and how they influenced his thinking on ministering to church and nation. \n\nWhat did praying with those nearest and dearest to Mandela mean? What was Madiba\u2019s spirituality? In trying to answer these questions, Makgoba opens a window on South Africa\u2019s spiritual life.